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Sony Innovation Fund

23 employees

Sony Innovation fund is the corporate venture capital arm of Sony that invests and engages in early-stage companies.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Software26
Artificial Intelligence20
Health Care20
Robotics18
Machine Learning14
Augmented Reality12
Medical11
Information Technology11
Virtual Reality11
Internet of Things9
Automotive9
FinTech9
Internet8
Gaming8
Computer Vision8
Analytics8
Drones7
Financial Services7
Video Streaming7
Biotechnology7

Funding rounds participated in

$1.5M sweet spot round size

Most of their 126 investments are in rounds between $5M and $18M

Investor type

Corporate Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

venture capital and private equity principals

Sectors

virtual reality
Financial Services
drones
software
Augmented Reality
enterprise
display
robotics
augmented reality
health & wellness
cloud platforms
Internet of Things
fintech
Robotics
artificial intelligence
IoT
biometrics
sensors
hardware

Date founded

2016

Investments made

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pafin (formerly Cryptact) raised undisclosed on September 12, 2023

Investors: DG Daiwa Ventures - GP of DG Lab Fund and Sony Innovation Fund

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Verity raised $11M on July 11, 2023

Investors: Fontinalis Partners, LLC, ROBO Global, Airbus Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Exor N.V. and Sony Innovation Fund

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Anzu.io raised $28M on June 27, 2023

Investors: WPP, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, Emmis Communications, Marque Ventures, Simon Equity Partners and Sony Innovation Fund

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LEADOPTIK raised $5M on May 22, 2023

Investors: SOSV - The Accelerator VC, TSVC and Sony Innovation Fund

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Lokal raised $15M on April 25, 2023

Investors: IndiaQuotient, Global Brain Corporation and Sony Innovation Fund

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Tricog Health raised $8.5M on April 20, 2023

Investors: SGInnovate, Inventus Capital Partners, OMRON Healthcare, Inc. and Sony Innovation Fund

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Illumix raised $18M on March 20, 2023

Investors: Victress Capital, LLC, RW3 Ventures, LightShed Ventures, OpenView Labs and Sony Innovation Fund

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Asuene raised $1.1M on March 1, 2023

Investors: GMO VenturePartners,Inc., GLIN Impact Capital and Sony Innovation Fund

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Nexus raised $10M on January 31, 2023

Investors: Pace Capital, Valhalla Ventures, Griffin Gaming Partners and Sony Innovation Fund

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Emperia raised $10M on January 25, 2023

Investors: daphni, Base10 Partners, RLC Ventures, Blissgrowth and Sony Innovation Fund

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